If you’re not going the canned route, we have some suggestions for how to turn fresh or frozen cranberries into a fun or fancy sauce for your Thanksgiving meal.

Viola Fletcher, one of the last two known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and a plaintiff in a symbolic lawsuit seeking reparations for the attack — one of the worst episodes of racial violence in American history — has died. She was 111.

If you would like to preserve your affection for Hollywood’s most beloved leading man, save yourself now, writes The Post's theater critic Naveen Kumar. https://wapo.st/4o8VGfU

A new study reveals that current lung cancer screening guidelines could be missing most cases, prompting calls for changes to detect the disease earlier. https://wapo.st/43McS3I

Driving to your Thanksgiving plans? Yes, there’s a right way to do it. Here are our totally correct 33 rules of road trip etiquette:

Even as U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators announced progress on modifying the draft of the American-led peace plan to make it more acceptable to Kyiv, those same changes will probably doom it for Russia, analysts and Russian observers say.

Sen. Jim Justice (R-West Virginia) and his wife agreed to pay over $5 million in unpaid income taxes that the IRS said dated back to 2009.

Millions of people across the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes will experience a white Thanksgiving this year. See if there will be snow where you live:

Hundreds of judges in lower courts have urged lawmakers for months to set aside more money for their safety amid a surge in threats of violence. This has fueled perceptions that the Trump administration has politicized judicial security, former judges say.

More than a million Palestinians in Gaza are vulnerable to upcoming winter weather. Israeli authorities for months have either blocked or partially restricted the entry of key shelter items, despite a ceasefire that requires the unfettered flow of aid.

Researchers have found a potential link between obstructive sleep apnea and the development of Parkinson’s disease. Those who treated their sleep apnea early in their diagnoses had fewer cases of Parkinson’s.

A Louisiana health official who ordered his health department to stop promoting mass vaccinations this past winter during a surge in influenza cases has been tapped to serve as the new number two leader at the CDC.

Russia has gained less than 1 percent of Ukrainian territory this year. But President Putin said Russia is ready to keep fighting if Kyiv refuses to discuss a draft peace plan that demands deep military cuts and the ceding of territory Russia hasn’t yet taken.

Elisabeth Yoder’s 15-month-old son had a serious bacterial infection, and doctors urged his mother to take an ambulance to treat him 40 minutes away. The bill came to $9,250.

The European Union’s highest court ruled that all member states should honor the civil status of same-sex couples married anywhere else in the bloc, regardless of domestic laws on same-sex marriage.

BREAKING Jair Bolsonaro, convicted of attempting a military coup and the violent abolition of the democratic rule of law, is ordered today to begin his 27-year sentence www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

Four people were killed while another three were in critical condition after a fire engulfed at least three high-rise buildings in Hong Kong on Wednesday, the government said. https://wapo.st/3M1LsAL

"My message here is clear: Taiwan’s dedication to peace and stability is unwavering," Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te writes. https://wapo.st/4ogHIZk

Breaking news: At least 36 people were killed after a huge fire engulfed several high-rise buildings in an apartment complex in Hong Kong, the city’s top official said. At least 279 people remain missing and 29 have been hospitalized.

Severe flooding in southern Thailand killed at least 33 people and displaced and stranded tens of thousands more amid record-setting rainfall in parts of the country. It’s the latest in a string of deadly weather across Southeast Asia.

Three Chinese astronauts were stuck aboard the Tiangong space station this month when their return craft sustained damage. They are far from alone: Russian and U.S. spacefarers have also been delayed in space in recent years, for months at a time.

ICE agents arrested the former fiancée of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s brother. She’s in a Louisiana detention center fighting deportation to her native Brazil. https://wapo.st/3Kn08K2

Top Democrat Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) introduced a resolution opposing a presidential commutation or pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, the accomplice to the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein who is now serving time in prison for sex trafficking.

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Breaking news: National Guard shooting suspect drove to D.C. from Washington state and faces charges of assault with intent to kill. The National Guard victims have been identified as Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Andrew Wolfe, 24.

Shame on you Jeff Bezos. How can you turn your back on what is right and true. Money is your god. Little “g” for a little man. Not necessarily in stature, but in beliefs and tenets. Okay, little man too.

This Black Friday weekend, I’m skipping Amazon, Target, and Home Depot and shifting my spending to the people building real community. What local businesses are you supporting instead? Tag them—I want to help boost as many as possible. youtube.com/shorts/tux7s...

Congress just forced DOJ to disclose not only the Epstein files, but every redaction and omission they make. This is a massive shift in transparency. Watch my full explainer ⬇️ youtu.be/RPWTtoUYNAk

They are literally firing all the judges they think might grant relief. They just fired a friend of mine a couple hours ago. They have no shame. The bastards want an assembly line for deportations and nothing more; rubber-stamping bootlickers who’ll yes’sir at every new diktat to deny.

BREAKING NEWS: Eric Swalwell is running for Governor of California! youtube.com/shorts/tWYEX...

The Washington Post editorial board decided the Epstein files have “no public interest” before even seeing them. That’s a stunning position for any newsroom to take. Praising Clay Higgins as the lone ‘no’ vote, too? No wonder no one trusts legacy media. Absolutely disgusting.

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So I’ve made it official folks: I’ve filed the paperwork to run for Governor of Alabama. It’s time to remind this state of who we are and what we can accomplish together. #DougForAlabama

I’m grateful for all of you who choose to fight alongside me.

So while we give thanks today, let’s also hold space for the people spending this holiday separated from their families. Let’s refuse to look away from what our government—at every level—is doing in our name. And let’s commit to fighting for systems rooted in dignity, safety, and freedom.

Happy Thanksgiving. While you enjoy your meals today with family, please keep in mind the people spending this holiday in jails, prisons, and immigration detention centers. 🧵

Enormous Ukrainian drone wave now hitting Russia. #explodey

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I am heartbroken by the tragic news that two National Guard members were shot near the White House today. My thoughts are with the families and everyone affected as we learn more. This kind of senseless violence has no place in our country.

What an honour to be hosted by Ireland’s ambassador to Canada, John Concannon at the Embassey last night to launch my new book. Thanks to all who came out.

When you know it’s going to be good… “Save me a plate”

Good Morning and Happy Thanksgiving to all the wonderful #Bluesky friends in America. Hope you have a brilliant holiday with your family and friends. 🦃 🥰 🙏 🌸 🫂 #Thanksgiving #Flowers #Holiday #Sunrise #Family #Friends #bloomscrolling

US Ambassador to Canada: But let me tell you, I go around the country and people will say, “Pete, you just don’t understand why we’re so mad about the 51st state.” And it’s kind of like, “Yeah, you’re right. I don’t.

“This is what corruption looks like,” Rep. Jasmine Crockett said about a firm with ties to Kristi Noem secretly working on a DHS ad campaign. “They’re stealing money from the American people’s pockets and depositing it into their bank accounts.”